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Foster, Adoptive, & Blended Families Resilience

15 Principles for Helping Children With Trauma Succeed in School
ByDebbie Ausburn August 1, 2023

The new school year is looming for our kids, and we need to help them get ready for it. School usually is a place of failure and stress for children who have suffered a traumatic event. Whether the trauma is from a car accident, a natural disaster, or something as targeted as sexual abuse, young people with trauma usually struggle with school. Fortunately, there are some things we can do to help them find success that will build their self-esteem and resilience as they navigate this school year…

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Foster, Adoptive, & Blended Families Resilience

Why Accommodations Should Lead to Success, not Excuses for Failure
ByDebbie Ausburn August 30, 2022

“I can’t and I don’t have to,” my foster daughter announced. “I have a diagnosis, so I don’t have to do all of my homework if I don’t want to. I’m no good at school, and that’s just the way it is. Your nagging isn’t going to change anything…

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Foster, Adoptive, & Blended Families Resilience

Four More Ways to Help Children Struggling with School
ByDebbie Ausburn August 25, 2022

In my last post, I discussed some important techniques that we can use at home to help our kids find more success in school. In this post, I’ll discuss three more important principles for helping our kids who show symptoms of anxiety or excessive worry about either school or life in general. As with all parts of…

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Childhood Trauma Foster, Adoptive, & Blended Families

38 School Accommodations for Children Who Have Suffered Trauma
ByDebbie Ausburn August 11, 2022

In my last post, I talked about the importance of explaining trauma to our kids’ teachers and school administrators. Knowing what accommodation to ask for can be an essential part of a trauma-sensitive classroom. Here are some practical ideas for creative accommodations for kids who are dealing with the impact of…

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Childhood Trauma Foster, Adoptive, & Blended Families

6 Principles for Advocating for Trauma Sensitive Teaching for Your Kids
ByDebbie Ausburn August 9, 2022

I have heard this pattern countless times from foster parents and stepparents. It’s become almost a foregone conclusion that kids who have suffered childhood trauma will also struggle in school. When I first started working in foster care back in the day, the professionals and I had no idea how these responses…

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Childhood Trauma Foster, Adoptive, & Blended Families

Important Principles of Accommodating Childhood Trauma
ByDebbie Ausburn August 5, 2021

Finding good educational accommodations for children with trauma requires thinking outside the usual box. The techniques that teachers and administrators are used to implementing often do not help our kids. We have to explain that trauma can cause children to feel unsafe and to be on…

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Childhood Trauma Foster, Adoptive, & Blended Families

Insisting on Accommodations for Children With Trauma
ByDebbie Ausburn August 3, 2021

The school year will start soon, or already has started. Children with trauma have a very hard time fitting into routines, and we need to be prepared to advocate for them with whatever schools they attend. I have never recommended being a helicopter parent, but…

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Evidence-based ideas and resources for youth-serving organizations and Plan B families, written by Debbie Ausburn, J.D., Donna Caudell, Ed.D., Gena Hood, Ed.S., Amber Jewell, LSCSW, and Tom Rawlings, J.D.

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